Heavy Metal Fans come - The journey to Wacken Festival is running smoothly
The journey to the Wacken Festival (W:O:A) in Schleswig-Holstein is running smoothly according to the organizers. "We currently have approximately 4,000 vehicles on site and the traffic flow is good," said organizer Thomas Jensen. "We will still come to around 8,000 to 10,000 cars today. Everything is going according to plan, the access with the passes is working and the concept is taking hold."
Jensen emphasized: "We want to celebrate the party of the year here and the entire community, the whole family, is working hard to make it possible for as many people as possible to get to the campground as quickly as possible. I am very optimistic."
The Wacken Open Air is considered one of the largest Heavy Metal festivals in the world. At its beginning in 1990, there were 800 visitors. Today, there are annually 85,000 fans from all over the world who make the community of 2,000 inhabitants the center of the festival scene for several days. The Wacken Open Air 2024 starts on a Wednesday and lasts until the 3rd of August.
Jensen spoke about the mud problems caused by the persistent rain the previous year. "We have taken hundreds of thousands of Euros into our own hands to pave the agricultural land with gravel paths from recycling materials."
One of the headliners at the 33rd W:O:A are the Scorpions. The German rock band played in Wacken in 2012. Expected in addition are Korn, Amon Amarth, In Extremo, Blind Guardian and Knorkator. The 85,000 tickets for 2024 were sold out in less than five hours.
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- Despite the anticipated increase, with around 8,000 to 10,000 vehicles expected to join the site today in Schleswig-Holstein, the journey to the Wacken Festival, also known as W:O:A, is proceeding smoothly.
- Organizer Thomas Jensen, during his address, highlighted the dedication of the entire community, including families, to ensure that as many festival-goers as possible have a swift journey to the Wacken Open Air campground.
- Set in Schleswig-Holstein, the Wacken Open Air is renowned as one of the largest Heavy Metal festivals worldwide, attracting approximately 85,000 Heavy Metal enthusiasts annually from various countries.
- To overcome the challenges brought by the rain-induced mud issues from the previous year, organizers invested hundreds of thousands of Euros to pave agricultural land with recycled gravel paths, enhancing the festival-going experience.
- For the upcoming 33rd W:O:A, Heavy Metal legends Scorpions, among other headliners like Korn, Amon Amarth, In Extremo, Blind Guardian, and Knorkator, will entertain the music-loving crowd in Germany, with all 85,000 tickets for 2024 swiftly selling out in less than five hours.
